Autodromo di Modena

Autodromo di Modena
LocationMarzaglia, Province of Modena, Italy
Coordinates44°37′59.34″N 10°48′51.26″E / 44.6331500°N 10.8142389°E / 44.6331500; 10.8142389
OperatorAutodromo di Modena Srl
Opened2011
Websitehttps://www.autodromodimodena.it/it/
Length2.068 km (1.285 miles)
Turns1

Autodromo di Modena is a racing circuit located in the hamlet of Marzaglia, in the Province of Modena. Built in 2011, the track reiceved FMI and ACI homologation.

History

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After the dismantlement of the Aerautodromo di Modena, starting from the 1960s, the Emilian city found itself without a racetrack. Soon then began attempts to build a new one.

With the advent of the new millennium a project was put in place for the construction of a new circuit near Marzaglia, Province of Modena. The project, showed in December 2007, planned the construction of a track of roughly 1600m in length, with an amble box space, whose inauguration was planned in 2011.[1] The track was then lengthened to 2007 meters, creating tensions between the Regional Environmental Protection Agency and the urban planners of Modena,[2] but it was then been lit for its actual conformation.

In 2022, the municipality of Modena approved a lengthening of the autodrome,[3] which consists in the addition of a straight 1 kilometer long, which will increase track length to 4150 meters.[4]

Today, the track is used for a wide range of events, from car and bike manufacturers tests to historic rallies and safe driving courses.

The Circuit

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The track, which is 2068 meters long, has various elevation changes and alternates a straight of 400 meters with eleven corners. If needed, the straights can become two by skipping turn 5 and linking turn 4 with turn 6.[5] In 2014, a variation was added in the last corner, with a tighter radius.

References

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  1. ^ "L'autodromo di Marzaglia è più lungo del previsto". Gazzetta di Modena. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Sitta difende l'autodromo di Marzaglia e attacca l'Arpa: fanatici". Gazzetta di Modena. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ "OK ALL'AMPLIAMENTO DELL'AUTODROMO DI MARZAGLIA". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Autodromo, via libera all'ampliamento". il Resto del Carlino. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Autodromo di Modena". Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.